The search After a nationwide search, we found our Jaguar 2.4 virtually next door, a very lucky break since transporting a collectable car in an enclosed carrier can cost well over $2000. The first step after finding a good candidate is to carefully inspect it. We were expressly looking for......
After a car is designed and in production, there are inevitable defects and enhancements that need to be addressed during the life of the model, often extending beyond its production years. Service bulletins are used to alert dealers and customers to problems, as well as manage part numbers and interchangeability......
This wonderful historic film shows just how our 1961 Jaguar Mk2 was manufactured. Note that in the opening credits, Ted Brookes, the “host mechanic”, is working on a 2.4 model (you can tell by the distinctive aluminum air cleaner under the bonnet). In real life, Brookes was Jaguar’s works race......
See also British wiring code and panel light switch posts. Joseph Lucas Ltd Like all the other British car makers of the mid-20th century, Jaguar relied heavily on Joseph Lucas LTD to provide nearly all electrical parts, from ammeters to wire. Fortunately Lucas kept careful records; an excellent 756-page Master......
Led by the dominant British electrical component manufacturer, Lucas, a wiring color code (BS-AU7) was established after WWII that Jaguar adopted, and then subsequently customized somewhat. Coding uses 10 primary colors with 12 secondary stripe, or trace, colors, together with letter codes for printed wiring diagrams. Faded and dirty old......
Updated July 27, 2014. See also Dash panel planning post. The center dash panel includes the ubiquitous lighter (labelled for cigars, though, not cigarettes!) that can provide 12 volts for modern electronic accessories. See discussion of the cigar accessory. These days the smartphone has become a vehicular necessity, especially with......
Before the polished camshaft covers were put back on, the position of the crankshaft was carefully checked to verify that the damper timing mark indicated top dead center (TDC), and that the setting of the distributor was properly positioned on the TDC compression cycle. This is a somewhat confusing topic,......
Bruce Murray, who has provided invaluable help on all matters Jaguar, located an excellent Mk2 in Pennsylvania and re-registered the car today. It’s great to have a Jaguar cousin down the road. Our short test drive today revealed no problems at all; very smooth shifting (not the original Moss gearbox),......
When the engine and gearbox/overdrive unit restoration is finished, the engine will be removed from the engine stand, lowered to the ground with the engine hoist, and then mated with the gearbox again. The 2.4 engine does not have a flat underside because of its lowered oil sump design, and......
See also Locking nuts. Tightening nuts and bolts to their correct torque specification is an important detail of final assembly. Torque is rotating force that acts over a distance, measured in newton meter (N-m) units where a N-m is the force of one newton applied to an arm that is......
